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iShares TIPS Bond ETF
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1,094 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.5B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 139 funds opening new positions, 491 increasing their positions, 290 reducing their positions, and 93 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 491 | Existing positions reduced: 290

58% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $63.3M | Put options by funds: $40M

49% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 139 | Existing positions closed: 93

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 82 → 87 (+5)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,056 → 1,094 (+38)

2.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.09% → 63.31% (-2.8%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.5B → $16.5B (-$994M)

Holders
1,094
Holders Change
+38
Holders Change %
+3.6%
% of All Funds
19.21%
Holding in Top 10
87
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.1%
% of All Funds
1.53%
New
139
Increased
491
Reduced
290
Closed
93
Calls
$63.3M
Puts
$40M
Net Calls
+$23.3M
Net Calls Change
-$842M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$222M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$168M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$125M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$78.7M
5
G
GenTrust
Florida
+$60.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$1.61B
2
SLI
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Japan
-$104M
3
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
-$75M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$65M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$48.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TCM
876
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$242K +$244K +1,925 New
SWA
877
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$241K -$1.01K -8 -0.4%
JBA
878
Johnson Bixby & Associates
Washington
$241K – – –
MWM
879
Minot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$240K – – –
RPC
880
Rossmore Private Capital
Connecticut
$240K – – –
CA
881
CGN Advisors
Kansas
$238K -$16.5K -130 -6%
TYCC
882
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$238K – – –
AF
883
Apexium Financial
Texas
$237K +$11.5K +91 +5%
PFO
884
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$236K +$238K +1,878 New
CST
885
Charles Schwab Trust
Nevada
$235K -$3.92K -31 -2%
BFC
886
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$235K – – –
OFW
887
Omnia Family Wealth
Florida
$234K -$7.65M -60,418 -97%
OCM
888
One Capital Management
California
$234K +$2.02K +16 +0.9%
VAM
889
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$234K +$236K +1,866 New
NFP
890
Narus Financial Partners
Utah
$233K +$235K +1,858 New
FCFC
891
First Citizens Financial Corp
Iowa
$233K – – –
ACM
892
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$231K – – –
WA
893
Wealth Alliance
New York
$230K -$3.89M -30,746 -94%
PWP
894
Principle Wealth Partners
Connecticut
$230K – – –
TTWM
895
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$230K – – –
LIM
896
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$230K +$232K +1,831 New
BA
897
Ballast Advisors
Minnesota
$227K -$197K -1,555 -46%
MIM
898
Merrion Investment Management
New Jersey
$225K – – –
WDG
899
Wealth Dimensions Group
Ohio
$225K – – –
WFS
900
Weitzel Financial Services
Iowa
$225K – – –
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TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

1,094 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $16.5B — down 5.7% from $17.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 139 funds opened new TIP positions and 93 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 491 added to existing stakes and 290 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $222M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $1.61B.

  • 1,094 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q1 2021, up from 1,056 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $16.5B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 139 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 93 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $222M added.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q1 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $1.61B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.